When you live by your wits, without much attention to hard work, every road leads to trouble. That's the way it is with the lovable renegades the Carlton's in our play today - until they meet a lady named Fortune, a plain, silver haired, gentle old lady, whose first name is Ellen. She teaches them that happiness doesn't always go with irresponsibility, and in fair exchange they teach her how to be young at heart - a trick that everyone wants to know...